FIRESTONE RUBBER CO. "RUBBER FOR INDUSTRY" 1940s FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRIAL FILM 95724
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This black & white educational film is about the rubber made at Firestone Plants. Circa the late 1940s.
Title: RUBBER FOR INDUSTRY (:07-:22). Firestone Plant in Fall River, MA. The ship Taurus unloads its rubber and latex. An African map, Liberia. Basic material, liquid latex drips from a tree. A man moves rubber. Factory. Rubbers ar unpacked: neoprene, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, reclaimed rubber, GRS synthetic rubber. Rubber is cut in the factory (:23-2:35). Factory workers. Rubber is carried by cranes. Chemists work in a laboratory on formulas. After raw material is loaded into a mixer, it is kneaded. Animation shows the process. Rolls blend the stock of rubber in a machine, a worker helps it along. Rubber is sliced. A worker takes a sample to have it checked to make sure it is correct. A hydraulic press steams the rubber. The rubber gets stretched (2:36-5:35). Stiffness is checked. Rubber is lifted by a forklift. After the mill batch is ok, the rubber is rolled to the desired thickness by a colander machine. The machine spins and works. Animation of the machine. A hand touches rubber. Processing rubber is by extrusion. Rubber stock spits out he, long rubber. Rubber comes out of a machine in a tube shape. Dyes are looked at for rubber. Extruded rubber is vulcanized. Dials on a machine. A woman splices rubber (5:36-9:30). A machine cuts the rubber and makes numerous items. Caster wheels, yarn for bathing suits, foam x for mattresses. In Central, IN, Firestone's plant for molded products. Extruded rubber is molded. Pieces are ready to be molded. The rubber is vulcanized as well. Metal inserts in a machine. The machine pulls up for a combination of metal and rubber (9:31-12:43). Pieces of rubber on a conveyor belt. A woman works on a machine. A testing laboratory. Strength of rubber is tested, then the endurance. An electronic machine records loading rate and efficiency. Tires on hooks (12:44-14:48). Hollow tube of rubber, it's cut and sent to the press line. A woman takes tires out of a steam machine. Tires are tested in a laboratory. A box of tires. Boxes of v-belts. Two hands hold a belt. Special resin for the belts to be dipped (14:49-17:01). A man works on a machine and places rubber on it. Its cut into rings, the rings are wrapped in fabric. The belts are then ready to be vulcanized. They are placed in a steel mold and heat is applied/ The belt can be notched in a special machine. A cylinder of rubber is removed (17:02-19:07). Belts are cut and checked for length. Automobile radiator hose is shown being made. Long rubber tube goes through an extruding machine. Emerges from the dye. Hose is cut to proper length. It is then vulcanized (19:08-21:00). Women sort. A hose is tested and then it breaks.A machine opens to show rubber. A man mixes rubber. Rubber is extruded and then molded. Rubber in a machine. Rubber products are shown at home and in the shop. In recreation and on the farm. A car's brakes and gas pedal. Tires. A bus goes fast around a track. Traffic. A tank. A rail car races by. An airplane and helicopter. A plane takes off, POV shot (21:01-23:21) End credits (23:22-23:30).
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I used to work a similar machine. It had a spring loaded safety bar positioned so as to prevent hands getting near the pinch point of the two rollers. If anything contacted this bar it would instantly trip the drive and stop the machine dead. Clearly in these earlier times you were expected to keep your hands away from danger.
instablaster.
I was very relaxed watching the *Refrigerated Rubber Mill Operator* at 4:00 because his nice gloves will never get caught in the rollers.
I use this mantra in my own workshop: "Nice big gloves never get caught in whirling machinery."
Same with wedding rings... ;)
Amazing watch Thanks!!!!!
This was one of the fascinating ones again
Yes. Weirdly enough, it was. One learns something new everyday. Didn't know a thing about rubber previously? Well, you do now.
Who else got a Mid-roll ad for Firestone tires?
My dad worked at Firestone in Fall River for over 35 years.
Curious but when did Firestone close down or are they still in operation?
Mike Moscato burned in the 70’s
I worked for Parker Hannifin for 43 years, interring
Still have a 135/80-13 ,1989yom,F-560 as spare in my car,it's still in great condition
I was a little down but watching this gave me some "bounce"
manhoot I was feeling flat, but after getting some air I’m on a roll.
@@rapman5363 haw haw haw haw
@manhoot Periscope Film's 1940's restorations often have that _rebound effect._ The _elasticity_ of their approach cannot be constrained to one mere dimension.
@@BrassLock I never was one for one dimension
@@BrassLock in the announcers voice
It's interesting how many women employees are shown working at the Fall River MA plant, considering that this film seems to be post-WW2, probably made in the late 1940's.
Cool!! :-)
I used work for lloyd mfg. Company in Warren Rhodes from 1983 till 1995 do all these type of jobs with rubber L.O.L
Shoes for industry!
Molds are the prime cause of moldiness.
legency
Back when America produced our own tires instead of coming from Korea or China.
l am afraid north america has saftied and regulated our selves outa business.
A fine Japanese company.
I once had a job pulling the 2 main shafts out of a Banbury mixer so they could be straightened. Not a pleasant job at all.
One of the ingredients used, carbon black, has the ability to get through 2 layers of rubber gloves & a layer of robust cloth & it stains your skin black. And this was AFTER the machine had been thoroughly cleaned. It just came from nowhere! Horrible stuff!
I presume this factory is no longer here since the Japanese bought Firestone.
The sale to Bridgestone came after the Firestone 500 fiasco. The brand never truly recovered from that and was on the road to bankruptcy. Bad American management led to the demise of the company, and if anything the Japanese saved American jobs by buying the remains. Today Bridgestone has plants across the USA:
Wilson, North Carolina
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Morrison, Tennessee
Bloomington, Illinois
Graniteville, South Carolina.
Des Moines, Iowa
Lavergne, Tennessee
Decatur, Illinois
But not Fall River, Massachusetts.
@@jacksons1010 Thanks for the information but the worst tires I have ever bought have been Firestone and Bridgestone. I will stick to Goodyear
Gary Mckee Me too! I’ve had a lifelong preference for Goodyear.
The firestone mill in Fall River burned down in the 70’s. $12,000,000 loss.
@@jacksons1010 Goodyear sucks ass Michelin is the best money can buy.
I have a HIGHLY SPECIALISED customer need for RUBBER!
I like WEARING it! 👍😂😂😂
Rubber will taste better if you add a can of tomato soup to it.
Well, if it works for cakes, it will probably work for rubber, too!.
Tomato soup is a miracle worker.